Shopping in Kūnmíng
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Flower & Bird Market
The Flower & Bird Market has long been one of the more enjoyable and relaxing strolls in the city. It's also known as lǎo jiē (old street) and comprises several downtown blocks surrounded by buildings of immense, gleaming modernity and bustle. Flowers and birds most certainly aren't the main draw here anymore, though on weekends the chirping, yawping and cawing can still be heard a block or more away.
Instead, strollers pack this surreal hawkers' ghetto and its mazy neighbourhood walk of stalls chock-full of flora and fauna (well, again, not so much of these anymore, endless curios, knick-knacks, and doo-dahs, the contents of someone's back hall on more than one occasio…
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Tian Fu Famous Teas
One teashop worth checking out is Tian Fu Famous Teas. Yunnanese tea is also an excellent buy and comes in several varieties, from bowl-shaped bricks of smoked green tea called tuóchá, which have been around since at least Marco Polo's time, to leafy black tea that rivals some of India's best.
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Carrefour Supermarket
For self-catering try Carrefour. This is a branch of the popular French supermarket chain. They're now in a duel with Wal-Mart - trust us, you'll find them too - so between the two you've got about eight floors of food to gorge yourself on.
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Mandarin Books & CDs
Has guidebooks, novels, magazines and a selection of travel writing in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian and some Spanish. Not exactly tons available, but it's better than nothing.
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Xinhua Bookstore
Provincial and city maps are also found here; most are in Chinese but you'll find something helpful in English.
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